Going to the dogs : a history of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-2017 / Keith Laybourn.

Greyhound racing emerged rapidly in Britain in 1926 but in its early years was subject to rabid institutional middle-class opposition largely because of the legal gambling opportunities it offered to the working-class. Though condemned as a dissipate and impoverishing activity, it was, in fact, a si...

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